| News and events in South Berkshire, Mass.
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Berkshire Green Drinks: Beyond Recycling| 12:05PM / Wednesday, September 06, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Andrew Ferrara, program manager of Berkshire Environmental Action Team's Zero Waste Initiative, will speak at the September Berkshire Green Drinks event at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 12, online via Zoom. According to a press release: Learn about current projects and groups working to reduce waste in Berkshire County that go beyond just recycling. Get an inside look into the many recycling programs BZWI offers to the community, including conventionally not-recyclable items like toothbrushes and bread tags. Learn why special recycling programs are not the answer to our waste crisis and how BZWI plans to move beyond recycling as a solution by 0 Comments
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Lee CTA Offers Free Tennis Clinics| 11:05AM / Tuesday, September 05, 2023 | |
 LEE, Mass. – The Lee Community Tennis Association and Western Massachusetts chapter of the U.S. Tennis Association will offer free clinics on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall. The program is open to children in grades 3 through 8. The clinics will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. starting Tuesday, Sept. 12, and continuing twice weekly for five weeks. Sessions will be held at the Lee Community Center and on the Lee High School courts. For information, visit the LCTA website. 0 Comments
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South County Daytime and Overnight Hour Construction| 02:00PM / Monday, September 04, 2023 | |
LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that crews will be conducting daytime and overnight hour pavement milling, slope stabilization, barrier setting, and joint and drainage repair operations on I-90 eastbound and westbound in Becket, Otis, Lee, West Stockbridge, and Stockbridge. The work will be conducted at various times and locations from Tuesday, Sept. 5, through Friday, Sept. 8. Lane closures will be in place during the construction operations and traffic will be able to travel through the work zones. The schedule for the work and lane closures will be as follows: Becket/Otis Slope stabilization operations 0 Comments
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Pet Therapy Informational Program| 10:52AM / Monday, September 04, 2023 | |
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Fairview Hospital's Volunteer Program will present The Pet Therapy Prescription: How to Become a Certified Therapy Dog, on Monday, Sept. 11 at 3:00 p.m. in the Ground Floor Conference Room at Fairview Hospital, 29 Lewis Avenue. Honor Blume, Director of Canine Link Therapy Training in Sheffield, will present an overview of training, benefits, risks, who is a good candidate to consider pet therapy and how training and volunteering programs are administered. Certified pet therapy volunteers at Fairview will speak about their experience at Fairview and at other organizations in the community. Volunteer manager, Tammy Risley, will give an 0 Comments
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Exhibit Opens at the Hillman Jackson Gallery at Simon's Rock| 08:05AM / Monday, September 04, 2023 | |
 GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Simon's Rock would like to invite the public to a new artistic experience by Zohar Lazar being held at the Hillman Jackson Gallery at the Daniel Arts Center on campus. Lazar's showcase of drawings and paintings, entitled "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" will open with an in-person reception on Sept. 4, 2023, at 5 p.m. Curator Jacob Fossum describes the show as: "Steeped in the nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoons, particularly the indelible imprint of Tex Avery, Lazar's visual narratives delve into a realm where exaggerated mayhem and the pliancy of characters kindle his distinct approach to corporeal 0 Comments
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High School Students Complete Grant-Funded Internships Staff Reports ,
12:04PM / Saturday, September 02, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The MassHire Berkshire Workforce Board has facilitated 27 youth in the completion of paid summer internships at 14 businesses throughout the Berkshire community. Internship Sites include Berkshire Arts Center, Berkshire Museum, Berkshire Pediatrics / CHP, Bloom Creativity, Clarksburg School Summer Camp, Hotel Downstreet, Emporium Antiques & Art Center, Historic Valley Campground at Windsor Lake, Kayla Civello Training LLC, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Moresi & Associates, Porches Inn, Red Shirt Farm and Williamstown Farmers Market. "All of the youth participants demonstrated tremendous dedication to their 0 Comments
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